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Is a cleaned and retoned Morgan better than a cull??

LakesammmanLakesammman Posts: 17,384 ✭✭✭✭✭

Well??

Was consigned a small collection and ALOT of the coins look like this.


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  • lermishlermish Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I was in the market I would probably pay about $1 above cull prices for a coin like that.

  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,151 ✭✭✭✭✭

    With good photos showing the color, I bet those would get a bit more on eBay (especially since the one you show has enough dark that it doesn't look bright, cleaned, and very unnaturally toned). With that said, after fees and shipping, anything valued close to melt would probably be a losing proposition compared to selling as junk silver (whether to a local shop or direct to an end buyer who wants quantity). You could always throw a few up on eBay and test the waters with minimal downside, and then decide how to liquidate the rest.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 33,986 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's better than a polished or badly hairlined piece. Still this is not a rare date and mint mark combination. If this were an 1893-S it would be okay for a collector on a budget. Still you have to careful about that coin. I'd seen more than a few fakes.

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  • TypekatTypekat Posts: 381 ✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2, 2024 1:06PM

    It’s not fake, and the toning is not particularly offensive.

    When silver dollars are stored for a long time in paper envelopes, you often get that kind of ‘look’

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,372 ✭✭✭✭✭

    " Is a cleaned and retoned Morgan better than a cull??"

    IMO yes.


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  • U1chicagoU1chicago Posts: 6,032 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes examples like that should bring more than the typical cull.

  • AUandAGAUandAG Posts: 24,764 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Depends on the demand for the date/mintmark, but generally no.

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  • TypekatTypekat Posts: 381 ✭✭✭✭

    @U1chicago
    Agreed!
    At a coin show or by, say, lots of 10 on Ebay,
    Morgans looking like that will do a few dollars better than culls

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  • SmudgeSmudge Posts: 9,525 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Maybe call it a nice cull.

  • thebeavthebeav Posts: 3,788 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Of course, I'm looking at a photo, but I would consider that coin 'market acceptable'.

  • abbyme24abbyme24 Posts: 162 ✭✭✭✭

    Agreed with the rest. A cull basically just has silver value, but these have eye appeal and thus should bring some sort of numismatic premium, however minor.

  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,304 ✭✭✭✭✭

    In this case yes, but not always.

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  • NickelMikeNickelMike Posts: 194 ✭✭✭

    Looks like it retoned nicely. They should sell for more.

  • ProofCollectionProofCollection Posts: 6,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You buy culls for their metal content and nothing more. So if you value anything other than the silver itself it's a bonus.

  • rte592rte592 Posts: 1,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    EYE APPEAL.
    yes better than a cull.

  • orevilleoreville Posts: 11,975 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not bad looking,

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  • dcarrdcarr Posts: 8,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I wouldn't call that a "cull".
    If it were a Seated Liberty Dollar, with exactly that same amount of wear and the same coloration, it wouldn't be a cull at all.

    To me, a "cull" means less that Good-4 grade, and/or harsh cleaning, graffiti, plating, dings, damage, corrosion, etc.

  • Cougar1978Cougar1978 Posts: 8,228 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 4, 2024 11:27AM

    I would put it in 2x2 holder for collector coin box graded / priced accordingly (CPG). It looks nice - toner. Would not call it a cull. Wager somebody want it for their album.

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,372 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I'm not mistaken, the OP is saying the coin he posted is cleaned and retoned, not a cull.


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  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,144 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Am I the only one here that considers a harshly cleaned coin that's been artificially toned to be a cull?

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  • ProofCollectionProofCollection Posts: 6,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @PerryHall said:
    Am I the only one here that considers a harshly cleaned coin that's been artificially toned to be a cull?

    For a common date, that is certainly the case.

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